Sunday, November 2, 2008

Potentials South Accessible Garden

As always, when we get an idea at Potentials the support we get from our families and staff help our ideas to grow and grow. This year at Potentials South we have decided to build an accessible garden. Last year an Occupational Therapy (OT) student from Nova helped us build our first raised garden bed where the kids could either roll up in their wheelchairs or stand and hold the edge. We successfully grew tomatoes and some funny looking carrots. This year we plan to expand the garden to make room for more veggies, herbs, and flowers. We hope to have help building a trellis or arbor so the kids can harvest the veggies without needing to get down on the ground. We also hope to build raised beds around the circular portion of our sidewalk for more planting. Here is a picture of the space we are working with. The playground is to the right, and the raised bed is visible to the left.

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